Powder puff



May 23,

E. L. REIFFERT ET AL POWDER PUFF Filed June 20) 1938 Patented May 23,1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE POWDER PUFF Application June 20, 1938,Serial No. 214,621

3 Claims.

The invention relates to powder-puffs.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved powder-puff whichcomprises a resilient pad and a series of covers or wrappers formed ofsoft or flexible material adapted for applying or rubbing powder on theskin, such as suitable paper, each wrapper, when it becomes soiled orworn being tearable so it can be readily removed to expose a freshwrapper for use.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the detail description.

The invention consists in the several novel features which arehereinafter set forth and are more particularly defined by claims at theconclusion hereof.

In the drawing: Fig. 1 a perspective of a powder-puff embodyingtheinvention. Fig. 2 is a perspective illustrating the central pad and themanner of assembling sheets of paper to form the wrappers around thepad. Fig. 3 is a perspective of the strip used to secure the paper sheets around the pad. Fig. 4 is a section of the assembled pad.

The invention is exemplified in a powder-puff comprising a circular padID of soft and resilient 5 material, such as sponge rubber and ofsufficient thickness to be yieldable for application of the powder tothe skin. A series of wrappers are applied, one over another, to thepad, and are adapted to be torn off singly to successively expose ormake the wrappers available for use.

Each wrapper is formed of approximately circular sheets of paper II andI2, which are adapted for the application and distribution of powder anda sealing strip M. The marginal portions of each of the sheets ll and [2are folded transversely around the circumferential lower and uppercorners of the pad, as at l3, and their edges meet approximately at thetransverse center of the pad. After each pair of sheets H and I2 is thusfolded around the pad, the sealing strip M of paper with an adhesivealong the edges of its inner face, is lapped over and secured across andto the outer faces of the adjacent margins of the pair of sheets. Thestrip [4 thus secures the two sheets around the pad and forms a wrapperwhich completely encloses the pad. One end l5 of the strip I4 is leftloose to leave a portion which can be gripped by the user to start atear of the tape or the wrapper when it has become worn or soiled. Aseries of similar wrappers, each formed of a pair of sheets II and I2and a strip M, are successively placed around the previously appliedwrappers for the purpose of providing a series 5 of successively usablewrappers.

When the outermost wrapper thereon has become soiled or worn, the userwill grasp the loose tongue l5 and' tear the strip from the outermostcover so that the sheets forming the outer cover can be torn away orremoved to expose the next wrapper. In this manner the puff provides aseries of wrappers for powder distribution or application which can besuccessively used.

The invention exemplifies a powder-puff with a series of wrappers orenclosures, each of which is adapted to be used until it has becomesoiled or worn and then torn ofi to render the next wrapper or enclosureavailable for use. If desired, the wrappers may be impregnated with 20powder.

The invention is not to be understood as restricted to the details setforth, since these may be modified within the scope of the appendedclaims, without departing from the spirit and 13 scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A powder-puff comprising a resilient pad Jill and a series ofwrappers around and enclosing the pad, each wrapper being adapted to betorn off after use to expose the succeeding wrapper for use.

2. A powder-puff comprising a resilient pad I35 and a series of paperwrappers around and enclosing the pad, each wrapper being adapted to betorn off after use to expose the succeeding wrapper for use.

3. A powder-pufi comprising a resilient pad 5;) and a series of wrappersaround and enclosing the pad, each wrapper being adapted to be torn offafter use to expose the succeeding wrapper for use, and comprisingsheets of paper and a strip for securing the sheets of each wrapper 45together.

EMMA L. REIFFERT. ERNST A. REIFFERT.

